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To: TheBigIf
OK, so once again, where in the constitution did the states delegate their right to accession and restrict their right to secession such that it isn't therefore a right reserved to the states per the 10th?

For the secessionist states to be usurpers of a federal power as you claim, they had to be usurping a power delegated in that document...so where is it?

Feel free to copy and paste or link...it's not that big of a document and I like to read.
158 posted on 04/11/2011 9:08:03 PM PDT by phi11yguy19
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To: phi11yguy19

I have already told you that the tenth Amendment clearly makes secession illegal based upon the fact that it sepcifically states states rights to be those NOT delegated to the United State through the Constitution.

The States had no right then to usurp the rights delegated to the US if you believe in the 10th Amendment, which obviously you dont.


160 posted on 04/11/2011 9:14:11 PM PDT by TheBigIf
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To: phi11yguy19

You can pick any power delegated in the Constitution to the United States and the tenth Amendment clearly states it as NOT a state right.

The Confederacy committed treason to try to usurp even the smallest power to the greatest power from the Union. The tenth clearly stated that they had NOT that power.


161 posted on 04/11/2011 9:17:00 PM PDT by TheBigIf
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